diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 68b5c405df..71be9e38f5 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -6885,10 +6885,9 @@ static int update_call_counter(struct sip_pvt *fup, int event)
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "update_call_counter(%s, %d) called with no event!\n", name, event);
 	}
 
-	if (p) {
-		ast_devstate_changed(AST_DEVICE_UNKNOWN, AST_DEVSTATE_CACHABLE, "SIP/%s", p->name);
-		sip_unref_peer(p, "update_call_counter: sip_unref_peer from call counter");
-	}
+	ast_devstate_changed(AST_DEVICE_UNKNOWN, AST_DEVSTATE_CACHABLE, "SIP/%s", p->name);
+	sip_unref_peer(p, "update_call_counter: sip_unref_peer from call counter");
+
 	return 0;
 }